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Published on: 11. September 2023

Hong Kong47: already found guilty

May 31, 2021, Hong Kong, China: A supporter holds a placard of pro-democracy figures on trial while queuing up in a line at the West Kowloon Law Courts Building in Hong Kong..47 pro-democracy activists have been charged under the national security law for subverting state power for participating in an unofficial primary in 2020 to choose pro-democracy candidates for the since-postponed legislative election. Hong Kong China - ZUMAs197 20210531_zaa_s197_036 Copyright: xMiguelxCandelax

The trial against 47 opposition activists in Hong Kong is nearing its conclusion. The outcome will show how the National Security Act will be applied. However, the selection of judges and the course of the trial give little hope that the rule of law will guide the verdict.

Marcel Grzanna

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Last updated: 24. July 2025

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